Tattykeel has dedicated its Australasian Dorset Championship supreme exhibit win to the late Martin Gilmore, two months after his sudden passing.

After a three-year hiatus showing at the national event at Bendigo, Graham, James and Kirsty Gilmore and Andrew Whittaker represented the Oberon, NSW, stud, and said they wouldn’t have competed if it wasn’t for Martin, who made the decision to show a few months ago.

Martin’s nephew James Gilmore said it was a special but surreal win given the circumstances.

“The Tattykeel story is a real team and family effort, and the biggest piece of that puzzle is now at rest,” Mr Gilmore said.

“We’ve won a lot of show ribbons before but this one doesn’t feel the same without him.”